Haql
Haql Governorate
محافظة حقل | |
|---|---|
City and Governorate | |
.jpg) Haql City | |
 Map Showing the Governorate’s Location within Tabuk Province | |
  Haql Governorate Location of Haql within Saudi Arabia | |
| Coordinates: 29°17′N 34°56′E / 29.283°N 34.933°E | |
| Country |  Saudi Arabia |
| Province | Tabuk Province |
| Region | Hejaz |
| Seat | Haql City |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Haql Municipality |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 27,712 |
| Time zone | UTC+03:00 (SAST) |
| Area code | 014 |
Haql (Arabic: حقل, Ḥaql) is a city and governorate in the northwest of Saudi Arabia, within the Tabuk Province. It is located near the head of the Gulf of Aqaba and sits adjacent to Aqaba City across the Jordanian border.[1][2]
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 28,399 | — |
| 2022 | 27,712 | −0.20% |
| Source:[3] | ||
Climate
[edit]Haql has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), with most of its rainfall occurring during the winter months. The average annual temperature is 24.3 °C (75.7 °F), and the city receives approximately 24 mm (0.94 in) of precipitation per year.
| Climate data for Haql | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.1 (70.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
25.8 (78.4) |
29.9 (85.8) |
34.0 (93.2) |
36.8 (98.2) |
37.4 (99.3) |
37.8 (100.0) |
35.2 (95.4) |
31.9 (89.4) |
27.1 (80.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
30.2 (86.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.7 (51.3) |
11.7 (53.1) |
14.3 (57.7) |
17.8 (64.0) |
20.3 (68.5) |
23.8 (74.8) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.6 (78.1) |
24.1 (75.4) |
20.8 (69.4) |
16.5 (61.7) |
11.9 (53.4) |
18.6 (65.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3 (0.1) |
5 (0.2) |
5 (0.2) |
3 (0.1) |
1 (0.0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.0) |
3 (0.1) |
3 (0.1) |
24 (0.9) |
| Source: Climate Data | |||||||||||||
Transportation
[edit]Air
[edit]Haql does not have its own airport. Air travel for the governorate is primarily served by the Prince Sultan International Airport in Tabuk City, the main airport of the province.[4]
See also
[edit]- Provinces of Saudi Arabia
- List of governorates of Saudi Arabia
- List of cities and towns in Saudi Arabia
- List of mountains in Saudi Arabia
- List of islands of Saudi Arabia
References
[edit]- ^ Scoville, Sheila A. (2006). Gazetteer of Arabia: a geographical and tribal history of the Arabian Peninsula. Vol. 2. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt. pp. 201–344. ISBN 0-7614-7571-0.
- ^ "Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with population statistics, maps, charts, weather and web information". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia: Regions & Major Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". citypopulation.de.
- ^ "Tabuk Airport". tabuk-airport.com. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
